Area of classroom space built, converted, or expanded for use within educational facilities during the reporting period. Report only space completed during the reporting period.
Classroom Space New/Improved (PI7268)
- Reporting Format Unit of Measure (PD1602)
- Metric Type Metric
- Metric Level Product/Service, Organization
- IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2021. Classroom Space New/Improved (PI7268). v5.2.
Footnote
Organizations should footnote all assumptions used, as well as details on the intended use of the completed new/improved classroom space completed.
Usage Guidance
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This metric is intended to capture investment during the reporting period into educational facilities in terms of added or improved learning space.
Impact Categories & Themes
SDG Goals & Targets
No Poverty
- SDG Target 1.4
Quality Education
- SDG Target 4.1
- SDG Target 4.2
- SDG Target 4.3
- SDG Target 4.4
- SDG Target 4.5
- SDG Target 4.a
Reduced Inequality
- SDG Target 10.2
- SDG Target 10.3
Sustainable Cities and Communities
- SDG Target 11.1
Metric History
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June 2025 - IRIS+ v5.3b Released (current version)
No change.
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December 2024 - IRIS+ v5.3a Released
No change.
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June 2022 - IRIS+ v5.3 Released
Immaterial change. Minor revisions to definition and usage guidance for clarity.
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May 2021 - IRIS+ v5.2 Released
No change.
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January 2020 - IRIS+ v5.1 Released
No change.
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May 2019 - IRIS+ v5.0 Released
No change.
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March 2016 - IRIS+ v4.0 Released
No change.
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March 2014 - IRIS+ v3.0 Released
Immaterial change. Classroom Space New/Improved (PI7268) replaced Education Facilities New/Improved Space: Classroom (PI7268). Minor revision to metric name and definition language for clarity.
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November 2011 - IRIS+ v2.2 Released
No change.
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February 2011 - IRIS+ v2.1 Released
No change.
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September 2010 - IRIS+ v2.0 Released
Material change. Education Facilities New/Improved Space (PI7787) and Education Facilities New/Improved Space: Classroom (PI7268) replaced Facilities Built, Converted or Expanded: Space Type. Metric bifurcated to allow for clearer description of nature of development.
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September 2009 - IRIS+ v1.0 Released
New metric. Facilities Built, Converted or Expanded: Space Type (ED23.2) was developed via the Original IRIS Working Group.